Ukraine updates: Putin meets Trump envoy in Moscow

Steve Witkoff's trip comes with just days remaining on President Trump's deadline before additional sanctions will be placed on Russia. DW has more.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has met with Steve Witkoff, US President Donald Trump's special envoy, for talks in Moscow.

The meeting comes just days before a deadline set by Trump for Putin to agree to a ceasefire in the war in Ukraine.

The Kremlin has urged patience regarding US-Russia relations, as anticipation builds around a potential meeting between Trump and Putin that has yet to be confirmed.

Here is a roundup of events from Russia's war in Ukraine on Wednesday, August 6: